And with that, the first half of 2026 is officially over! I can’t believe we’re already in the second half of the year! I can practically feel the days speeding by! I’m legit all nerves because later this year I will be welcoming a new decade! 👵🏻 But until then, gotta soak that remaining youthful? energy!

It’s kinda wild when I think about it. I started this blog in my early 20s and here we are, still yapping after all these years! Anyway, enough reminiscing, here’s everything that went down this June!

Life Lately

• Chaotically fun first week?! My fur baby’s 10th birthday, then my sister’s birthday, also remembering dad all happened within the same week. Needless to say, it was exhausting and kinda expensive?! We were celebrating something almost every day, which also meant I ate out a lot haha. No complaints though, I do love spending time with my family and celebrating life’s little milestones. The biggest celebration, of course, belonged to our baby Lexi because she’s officially a decade old! I’ve never had a pet reach this age before and she still has so much guts! Doxies really are the best. 🐶
• I actually blogged something that wasn’t a wrap-up! I published two new blog posts and I still have three more sitting in the drafts. I’m hoping to get those out this month too but I also want to let each post breathe a little before putting up the next one. I’ve realized I don’t need to put so much pressure on myself to dazzle every post. Sometimes I just wanna squee. or rant. or vent. or yapp over something completely random? provocative? semi-deep thoughts?! Haha! This perhaps my I-couldn’t-care-less era and honestly? It’s pretty freeing! ✨️
• On-and-off dizziness. I’ve been dealing with random dizzy spells throughout the month. They weren’t severe enough but it’s still anxiety inducing. I’d suddenly feel floaty, off-balance, and somewhat unsteady. It’s such an uncomfortable feeling! The episodes come in waves, it surges then it gradually fades away. Maybe it’s hormones? Is this maybe perimenopause creeping in? Things have definitely been happening more sporadically than my usual cycle symptoms. I really should get it checked whenever I finally work up the courage. *hides*
• Rethinking my hobbies. I’m still determined to redesign this blog and make it feel more like my style now, but alas, life—or more accurately—health keeps getting in the way. I also finally moved my yearly reading tracker from Notion to Airtable. I still dig Notion’s interface but updating tables there in bulk is honestly such a pain. These days convenience wins. Maybe it’s age. Maybe I’m just easily losing my patience. Probably both?! Also, my nightly anime marathon continues! I just finished Kuroko no Basket and the nostalgia, maaan!!! It instantly transported me back to mid-2010s when my weeb resurgence energy was at its peak. I’m currently rewatching Dr. Stone. I never got around to the later seasons and now that it’s finally finished, it felt like the best excuse to start from season one! Perfect timing for anime series always hits differently when you’re in the right mood.
• I have public twitter once again. Yeah, I’ve been pretty active on my alt twitter 🤫 account, mostly because I somehow ended up debating about Dengeki Daisy. Some of y’all really love to moral grandstand over what’s ultimately just a fictional trope. 😮‍💨 Anyway, some people aren’t exactly great at listening or reading comprehension and that’s all I’m gonna say (for now).

July Agenda

• Adulting once again. New quarter but same responsibilities, same deadlines. I also plan to finally publish the rest of my posts that I’ve already written. Oh, and I forgot to mention this but I recently received a message (hi! 👋) from one of my blog readers and it genuinely made my heart swell! I honestly never expected that people were still reading my little chaotic space, much less find comfort with my ramblings. So if you’re reading this, really thank you. It truly means more than you know! 🫂
• Sort out my finances. I’m almost done paying off my phone and a couple of other expenses, so it’s time to tighten the budget again. Everything just keeps getting more expensive, and it’s becoming harder to justify even the smallest treats for yourself. I’m still livid at the people making everyday life extra harder for everyone else but that’s a rant for another day. For now, I’ll just focus on what I can actually control.
• Just unromantic normie life things. I want to invest in a few household upgrades like a new hair straightener and a new vacuum but first things first! I need to make sure my finances are in order. I know we are encouraged to keep spending low because of inflation but at the same time we still have things we really need! Then there’s my niece’s birthday. Knowing her, she’ll probably just ask for cash again haha. And of course, the weather. I’m really hoping the rainy season (more like typhoon season) won’t be too rough. June wasn’t nearly as rainy as everyone expected and I’m honestly not sure whether that’s a good thing or not? So yeah, just life doing life things.

And that’s a wrap for June! Sending happy dust to everyone! Praying that July brings kinder weather and plenty of big & small wins! Have a blessed month ahead! 🌻🫧💭🌿